But fellow defender Richard Stearman said: "It wasn't Berra, I'll give you that, but I don't think it's right for me to talk about it at the moment."

When he was asked if he was spat upon, he replied: "Yes, but I'm not going to speak about it.

"I can confirm it happened and that it was me rather than Berra. I'll let other people talk about it and let other people deal with it. I won't push for anything, it's one of those things - but it's not nice."

Wigan are currently bottom of the Premier League table with only five points and will be without Alcaraz for key matches against Blackburn, Sunderland and Arsenal.

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